Comments for Better Parenting Institute http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on New Year’s Resolution Ideas by Andrea http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/new-years-resolution-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Andrea Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:07:28 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=2942#comment-3528 What a great post Dr. Vicki! What a great post Dr. Vicki!

]]> Comment on Preventing Childhood Abductions by Andrea http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/preventing-childhood-abductions/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 Andrea Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:06:56 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=2927#comment-3527 Is this a new epidemic? Goodness back 20 years ago, as a kid growing up on the beach I remember we could walk and ride our bikes wherever and whenever we pleased, life was good! :) It's a shame that our society has hecome this way, or is it that it's more "out there" and spoken of than way back when? Either which way we try to analyze how, when, even better why, as responsible adults there's nothing more important than to educate your children of this horrible epidemic! Is this a new epidemic? Goodness back 20 years ago, as a kid growing up on the beach I remember we could walk and ride our bikes wherever and whenever we pleased, life was good! :)
It’s a shame that our society has hecome this way, or is it that it’s more “out there” and spoken of than way back when? Either which way we try to analyze how, when, even better why, as responsible adults there’s nothing more important than to educate your children of this horrible epidemic!

]]> Comment on Top 10 Things That Teachers Wished Parents Would Know by Dr. Vicki Panaccione http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/top-10-things-that-teachers-wished-parents-would-know/comment-page-1/#comment-3524 Dr. Vicki Panaccione Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:53:12 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1484#comment-3524 Thank you for your comments. The research clearly shows that adolescent brains function on a different time pattern. Here, in FL, some of the schools have actually used that data to start schools for teens at 9:00 a.m. The difficulty with this, then, is making time for after school activities...everything needs to shift accordingly. Thank you for your comments. The research clearly shows that adolescent brains function on a different time pattern. Here, in FL, some of the schools have actually used that data to start schools for teens at 9:00 a.m. The difficulty with this, then, is making time for after school activities…everything needs to shift accordingly.

]]> Comment on Creating a Vision Board with Your Kids by Dr. Vicki Panaccione http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/creating-a-vision-board-with-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 Dr. Vicki Panaccione Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:50:40 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1318#comment-3523 There are many ways to create dream boards. I agree that, particularly for kids, using visual images are best. Thank you for writing in. Enjoy your kids! There are many ways to create dream boards. I agree that, particularly for kids, using visual images are best. Thank you for writing in. Enjoy your kids!

]]> Comment on Creating a Vision Board with Your Kids by Pinoy Leonardo http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/creating-a-vision-board-with-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Pinoy Leonardo Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1318#comment-3521 I wrote about dreamboard recently and did the exercise in a playful manner with my three year old daughter. She liked doing what I did so I got her involved. We wrote our goals in mini white boards. I wrote for her. :) I like the idea of photo collage as board. Would be more kid appropriate. I wrote about dreamboard recently and did the exercise in a playful manner with my three year old daughter. She liked doing what I did so I got her involved. We wrote our goals in mini white boards. I wrote for her. :) I like the idea of photo collage as board. Would be more kid appropriate.

]]> Comment on Top 10 Things That Teachers Wished Parents Would Know by Terra Ziporyn Snider, Ph.D. http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/top-10-things-that-teachers-wished-parents-would-know/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Terra Ziporyn Snider, Ph.D. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:33:32 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1484#comment-3520 These are great suggestions, but some are just not possible for the individual parent, sleep being a case in point. Many high school parents simply cannot assure their kids enough sleep no matter what time they "put them to bed" (and it's not so easy to put a 16-year-old to bed, particularly when the teen is saddled with homework, huge extracurricular demands, work, and, most vitally, a body clock that won't let adolescents fall asleep until 11 p.m. at the very earliest). Couple that with high schools starting in the 7 o'clock hour, and kids forced to wake up at 5 or 6 to make the bus, and you've got a guarantee of sleep-deprived students, whatever parents might try to do at home. It would be great if parents, teachers, and communities could work together to ensure that schools start at hours that allow kids to get enough sleep. That's what we're trying to do via a petition asking for a minimum school start time (which you can sign at http://bit.ly/tWa4dS ), as well as our efforts at StartSchoolLater.net. I hope everyone concerned about the safety, health, and learning of our future generation, teachers and parents alike, will join us! These are great suggestions, but some are just not possible for the individual parent, sleep being a case in point. Many high school parents simply cannot assure their kids enough sleep no matter what time they “put them to bed” (and it’s not so easy to put a 16-year-old to bed, particularly when the teen is saddled with homework, huge extracurricular demands, work, and, most vitally, a body clock that won’t let adolescents fall asleep until 11 p.m. at the very earliest). Couple that with high schools starting in the 7 o’clock hour, and kids forced to wake up at 5 or 6 to make the bus, and you’ve got a guarantee of sleep-deprived students, whatever parents might try to do at home.

It would be great if parents, teachers, and communities could work together to ensure that schools start at hours that allow kids to get enough sleep. That’s what we’re trying to do via a petition asking for a minimum school start time (which you can sign at http://bit.ly/tWa4dS ), as well as our efforts at StartSchoolLater.net. I hope everyone concerned about the safety, health, and learning of our future generation, teachers and parents alike, will join us!

]]> Comment on Peer Pressure Facts and Teenage Risks by John http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/peer-pressure-facts-and-teenage-risks/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 John Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:54:53 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=2383#comment-3518 This is gay. Who cares about peer preassure? This is gay. Who cares about peer preassure?

]]> Comment on Family Bed Hurts Child Development by Dr. Vicki Panaccione http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/family-bed-hurts-child-development/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 Dr. Vicki Panaccione Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:03:55 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1821#comment-3517 Thank you for your comments. This post certainly has created a lot of interest both pro and con. Thank you for your comments. This post certainly has created a lot of interest both pro and con.

]]> Comment on Family Bed Hurts Child Development by ReadAnthro http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/family-bed-hurts-child-development/comment-page-1/#comment-3516 ReadAnthro Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:16:15 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1821#comment-3516 This is not "somewhat a cultural issue." It may be the abnormal practice in America now, but did you know that human beings have practiced co-sleeping since our species first evolved and sleeping separately is a relatively new phenomenon that's still not the dominant global practice? Please read the book "Our babies ourselves" by Meredith Small, Prof of Anthropology at Cornell. You simply cannot claim that across the board this causes development problems, unless you want to say that about 99% of children that ever existed suffered from them. This is not “somewhat a cultural issue.” It may be the abnormal practice in America now, but did you know that human beings have practiced co-sleeping since our species first evolved and sleeping separately is a relatively new phenomenon that’s still not the dominant global practice? Please read the book “Our babies ourselves” by Meredith Small, Prof of Anthropology at Cornell. You simply cannot claim that across the board this causes development problems, unless you want to say that about 99% of children that ever existed suffered from them.

]]> Comment on Staying Connected in Changing Times by Dr. Vicki Panaccione http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/staying-connected-in-changing-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3513 Dr. Vicki Panaccione Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:03:36 +0000 http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/?p=1647#comment-3513 Love it! Love it!

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